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Church leaders welcome political developments

Tuesday March 27th 2007

The announcements on Monday March 26 from the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and the President of Sinn Féin were welcomed by the leaders of the main Churches in Northern Ireland, including Church of Ireland Primate Archbishop Alan Harper….

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Connor MU President commissioned

Tuesday March 27th 2007

Mrs Moira Thom was commissioned President of Connor Mothers’ Union at a service held in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday March 25. Among those attending the service was Mrs Margaret Crawford, who has recently moved into the role of…

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Church leaders want return of devolved government

Friday March 23rd 2007

Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Alan Harper, together with the leaders of the three other main churches in Northern Ireland has urged politicians here to work for the immediate return of a devolved executive. A statement issued by Archbishop Harper,…

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Busy visit for Bishop Hilary of Yei

Friday March 23rd 2007

The Rt Rev Hilary Luate Adebe, Bishop of the Diocese of Yei in southern Sudan, Africa, had the opportunity to make his first snowball during a 10 day visit to Northern Ireland. Days earlier the Bishop was in his hometown…

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New Bishop may be named on March 28

Wednesday March 21st 2007

An Electoral College of the Church of Ireland will meet on March 28 to elect a new Bishop of Connor to succeed the Most Reverend Alan Harper. The College will take place in Church House, Armagh, following a service of…

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St Patrick’s Day Service in Sandy Row

Tuesday March 20th 2007

More than 200 residents of Belfast’s Sandy Row celebrated the life of St Patrick in a ground breaking service in St Aidan’s Parish Church on Friday March 16. The service to celebrate the life of Ireland’s patron saint was a…

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Elvis rocks in St Mary Magdelene

Tuesday March 20th 2007

Elvis Presley, the King of rock’n’roll himself, was alive and well in the halls of St Mary Magdalene, Donegall Pass, Belfast, on Wednesday, March 14. He looked remarkably like the rector, the Rev Robin H Moore, but we’re reliably informed…

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